The unemployment rate in Warren County was down again in November.

According to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, the seasonally-adjusted rate for November was 4.9 percent — down 0.5 percent from October.

The rate was down almost 1.5 percent compared to November 2020.

The change from October reflects a decrease in the civilian labor force of 300 people and a decrease in employment of 100.

The change from November 2020 reflects a reduction in the labor force by 1,100 and a decrease in employment of 700.

County unemployment was the lowest in the region and below the state average.

The averages for labor markets in the region were: Meadville at 5.0 percent, Bradford and Oil City at 5.1 percent, Forest County at 5.9 percent, and Erie at 6.2 percent.

The state-wide average was 5.7 percent.

Warren County’s unemployment remained above the national average of 4.2 percent.

Without the seasonal adjustment, the county’s November unemployment rate was 4.4 percent.

According to the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics at the U.S. Department of Labor, seasonal adjustment “is a statistical technique that attempts to measure and remove the influences of predictable seasonal patterns to reveal how employment and unemployment changes from month-to-month.”

“These seasonal adjustments make it easier to observe the cyclical, underlying trend and other nonseasonal movements in the series,” making it possible to make month-to-month comparisons.